Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 15.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 15.9% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in United Arab Emirates peaked at 15.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2009.
That places United Arab Emirates 177th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.4% | — |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 15.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.4%, 44% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 15.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.2%, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 14.1% | 14.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.1% | 15.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 174 Romania 20.0% compare
- 175 Samoa 19.3% compare
- 176 Timor-Leste 17.3% compare
- 178 Saudi Arabia 15.7% compare
- 179 Zambia 15.6% compare
- 180 Palestine, State of 15.3% compare
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in United Arab Emirates?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in United Arab Emirates was 15.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2009.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 177th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.